stalking

Example Sentences

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"This means that cases may only be escalated to emergency response mechanisms once risk has clearly intensified, rather than at earlier stages of stalking or coercive control."

From BBC • May 22, 2026

A woman suspected of stalking rock star Yungblud is being sought by police after she was accused of flouting a ban on attending his concerts.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Vader has instead taken up residence, and he will appear multiple times daily in front of the land’s militaristic TIE fighter before stalking the area on the prowl for Luke Skywalker.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

And in late February, jurors convicted two activists on stalking charges after they livestreamed themselves following an immigration agent to his home; the pair were acquitted of conspiracy.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

I was eating a steak dinner, my book propped against a sugar shaker, entirely content, when I glanced up to find Katz stalking towards me across the restaurant, looking alarmed and furtive.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson